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United States Patent | 6,131,252 |
Hoheisel ,   et al. | October 17, 2000 |
A connecting arrangement for an exhaust gas system having two components, an exhaust gas system component which can be subjected to heat and a thermal shielding plate fitted beneath the exhaust gas system component and connected to it, including a connecting member arranged in such a way as to allow relative displacement of the exhaust gas system component and the thermal shielding plate in relation to each other as a result of differential thermal expansion behavior. The connecting member has sliding tongues with sliding surfaces for slidably engaging a first component with a predetermined spring force. Furthermore, the connecting member is rigidly connected to the second component and threaded clamping members make it possible to fix the second component onto the connecting member and to brace the connecting member with the first component.
Inventors: | Hoheisel; Gerhard (Wolfsburg, DE); Niemax; Lutz (Wolfsburg, DE); Kempernolte; Thomas (Schoeningen, DE) |
Assignee: | Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, DE) |
Appl. No.: | 414801 |
Filed: | October 8, 1999 |
Apr 09, 1997[DE] | 197 14 700 |
Current U.S. Class: | 24/514; 24/525; 24/535; 24/569 |
Intern'l Class: | A44B 021/00; B42F 001/00; F16B 005/02 |
Field of Search: | 24/514,525,535,72.5,569,522,523 |
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